Jay Z attacked by Beyoncé's sister Solange

 Posted  Monday, May 12, 2014 |  by- BANG SHOWBIZ

Solange Knowles (front), Beyoncé and Jay Z leaving Met Gala after-party. Solange Knowles was caught on surveillance lashing out at Jay Z.

Beyoncé's sister viciously attacked Jay Z at the Met Gala after-party in New York City last Monday May 5, 2014. Solange Knowles was caught on surveillance lashing out at the rapper, 44, in an elevator as they left the glamorous bash held in the Boom Room at The Standard Hotel.

The 'XO' hit maker appeared to be watching on helplessly as her sibling, 27, kicked and clawed her husband in what seemed to be an unprovoked attack.

In the footage, obtained by TMZ.com, Jay didn't appear to retaliate as the singer screamed in his face and, at one point, he even tried to hold her arms down as another man, who was presumably their bodyguard, held her back.

The bodyguard can even be seen pushing the emergency stop button repeatedly as the elevator reached the 12th floor in a bid to keep the violent altercation private.

Beyoncé - who has two-year-old daughter Blue Ivy with Jay – finally intervened and said something to Solange after she broke free and began punching him again.

Solange then stormed out of the elevator with a disgruntled expression plastered across her face as Beyoncé, 32, and Jay followed shortly behind.

The siblings were then seen getting into a car together, while Jay Z, the 'Holy Grail' hit maker left on his own.

The assault has set the internet abuzz with #whatjaysaidtosolange trending as the world speculates on what could have brought about the outburst.

I now hate the thing that attracted me to him

 
The traits in a man that win you over at first could be the very ones that lead to your breakup. PHOTO | NATION

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Kate*, a 26-year-old marketer, smiles with open embarrassment when she narrates the experience of a man she dated when she was a naive college student four years ago.

He was tall, skinny and handsome. He was so light-skinned that everyone called him Brown. Brown was a conductor on a matatu that plied her route home, back in the days before the law required them to wear uniforms. And Kate, like most girls in the neighbourhood, was attracted to the ‘bad boy’ that Brown was.

Kate tried her chances with Brown and they dated for a couple of months. It was horrible: “Brown wasn’t a man you could pin down for more than a few seconds without him getting fidgety. He knew little about romance. His conversations were shallow and uninspiring and his bad boy image didn’t fly any more,” says Kate.

The fascination and thrill of dating a bad boy was a sheen that wore off quickly and it wasn’t until she sat home alone on most evenings that she faced the question she had been avoiding for a long time: “What good is his ‘badness’ to our relationship?”

A somewhat similar fate fell on Wangui*, 32. Wangui met her boyfriend in the banking hall of a local investment bank. Evans was aggressive, intelligent and very opinionated and had a sharp tongue to boot. These traits that the trading floor asked of him were the same traits that reeled Wangui in.

Evans challenged her intellectually and in her career; he made her thirst for corporate success as much as he did. But when it came to navigating the relationship, Evans just didn’t know when to switch hats between the trader on the floor to the boyfriend in the relationship.

“He wasn’t pleasant to people. He would constantly talk down to others, especially to those he considered beneath him – waiters, watchmen, parking attendants. He’d talk down even to me sometimes. And he always had something to say,” recalls Wangui.

And on the day that she ended their relationship eight months later, says Wangui, Evans spoke as if she were losing out on the best thing that ever happened to her. Wangui was disgusted.

So what is it that happens to turn this initial attraction into repulsion? According to relationship and sex therapist Maurice Matheka, such women translate the attraction into a mental idea of the kind of relationship they would want to have with the man they are attracted to. And they ignore the reality of the relationship they will actually have beyond the attraction. “It’s like building an entire relationship out of the streak of this infatuation,” says Maurice.

Such relationships are not based on shared values; they are based on a one-sided attraction that tips the scales against one half of the relationship. What women try to do, says Maurice, is to try to change their man to keep the relationship from falling apart.

Njambi*, 35 and single mother of one knows this too well because she experienced it with her ex-boyfriend. When Njambi met him back in campus, what attracted her to him was his style of partying: “He didn’t just party,” says Njambi, “he partied hard.” Njambi says that they would be out on the town every Friday and Saturday until the wee hours of the morning and there was never a dull moment with him.

Their relationship blossomed beyond the corridors of campus, and they continued dating – and partying – until she fell pregnant with their first child when she was 27. Despite the need to reconsider their lifestyle for the sake of their baby, says Njambi, her then boyfriend continued to party just like before.

And even after she delivered, asking him to ‘settle down’ to take care of her and the baby seemed like asking too much of him. Njambi left him to his partying and drinking, and moved out to raise their child on her own.

Relationship therapist Matheka says that such episodes are common today amongst many women especially in urban areas. It isn’t that your man isn’t attractive anymore; it’s that he has not changed to settle down into the man the relationship needs him to be. You were attracted to what he was, not to the man he is.

“The partying and the late nights are who he is. That can’t change. What can change, though, is how you say to him that you want him to be a more responsible adult who knows how to take care of his family,” says Maurice.

If a woman can nail that, then she can let her man be who he is, but still get him to taper down on the partying and other formerly attractive but now repulsive traits that threaten the security of the relationship.

Police called in as lawyers bicker over Facebook post

Thursday, May 8, 2014

 

Mr Ahmednasir Abdullahi (right) addresses the Press outside CID headquarters in Nairobi on May 8, 2014 after recording a statement over alleged threat messages by an advocate. With him is lawyer Paul Muite. PHOTO | BILLY MUTAI  NATION MEDIA GROUP

A former Judicial Service Commission member wants the police to investigate an advocate he claimed threatened him on social media.

Mr Ahmednasir Abdullahi said the alleged warning posted on Facebook by Mr Donald Kipkorir amounts to threats to kill and police should conduct an investigation.

Mr Abdullahi on Thursday recorded a statement with the criminal investigations officers saying that his life was threatened following the Facebook post.

On Wednesday night, Mr Kipkorir allegedly posted on his Facebook page what appeared to be a warning to his colleague, saying that the latter had handled some cases about people from different parts of the country.

Mr Kipkorir allegedly insinuated that he was the only bold person to tell Mr Abdullahi the truth, warning: “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.....Fare thee well friend.”

Mr Abdullahi went to the CID headquarters accompanied by lawyer Paul Muite around 11am and left shortly after 2pm.

He appeared before deputy director of the CID Gideon Kimilu and recorded a statement. He urged the police to speed up the investigations.

When contacted for comment, Mr Kipkorir said he was not ready to issue a statement on the issue. “I am not making any comment until CID Director Ndegwa Muhoro gets back to me officially,” he said through his press officer.

Addressing the media after recording the statement, Mr Muite said they believed that the threats were real and asked the police to investigate with a view to prosecute. “We are reporting to the police not because of cowardice but for the police to investigate and prosecute the suspect,” he said.

Mr Abdullahi said he was not on Facebook but when he was informed of the post, he immediately sent a short text message to Mr Kipkorir who only said that he had confirmed that Mr Abdullahi was a coward.

The Law Society of Kenya chairman had earlier said that they would handle the matter but Mr Abdullahi dismissed the attempt saying that was purely the work of the police.

“You do not mediate threats to kill or murder,” Mr Abdullahi said.

Police woman Linda Okello tops the most searched list

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Corporal Linda Okello (left) has been at the centre of public debate after this picture of her in a tight skirt at a KCB rally ran in a newspaper. She was the most searched Kenyan online. FILE  

Linda Okello, a police woman who drew public attention because of her dressing style, was the most searched person by Kenya’s online community last week, data from Google Trends shows.

Other Kenyans on the list were Johnson Mwakazi who drew interest on social media after he left his job at Citizen TV, and Alice Odera, a former Citizen TV host, trended on social media on reports that she was no longer employed by Kenya Airways.

Speculation about the health of former president of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi was also trending during the past week.

The most searched events between April 28 to May 4, 2014 by Kenyans are the Mombasa blasts, Marriage Bill 2013, Labour Day celebrations and the Anglo Leasing scandal.

On the Labour Day celebrations, the fight between two Labour organisations - PUSETU and Central Organisation Trade Union (COTU) - saw many Kenyans go online to gather more information about them, probably their distinct responsibilities and membership.

The University of Nairobi and Kenya Methodist University were the most searched higher learning institutions.

On the international front, Kenyans also sought to find about the death of British actress Audrey Hepburn.

Donald Sterling, an American business man who was banned from NBA for life for making racist comments, also attracted Kenyan attention. Others are Alice Dani Alves, William Levy, Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The elevation of two former Popes to sainthood (canonisation) by Pope Francis, and launch of Sauti Sol’s new music video - Nishike - drew most attention from the Kenyan online community.

Google Trends is a publicly available tool that displays relative search volume across geographies, time periods and queries that people want to know about.

For any list to be captured under hot queries, internet users have to type either "How to" or "What is" before the topic/item they would like to get more information about.

Hot Trends have the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period and football teams including Chelsea, Chelsea vs Liverpool, Liverpool vs Chelsea, Chelsea FC, Man City, Chelsea vs Atletico Madrid, Chelsea vs Atletico, Arsenal, Arsenal vs Newcastle, Real Madrid made it to this category.

Linda Okello, Donald Sterling and Bayern Munich also sustained a huge amount of traffic under Hot Trends.
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MP sheds tears as he denies link to Ouko murder

Friday, May 9, 2014

By ANGELA OKETCH
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Muhoroni Member of Parliament James Onyango K'Oyoo wept in public Thursday as he denied involvement in the death of former Foreign Affairs minister Robert Ouko.

“My hands are clean, they do not contain any blood of the former Foreign Affairs minister. The evidence I gave Dr Ouko’s Commission of Inquiry is still alive and anyone who wants to know who murdered my friend can investigate from the evidence,” he said.

He said his fate of getting a job then depended on Dr Ouko.

“He was the one to determine whether I could get my job. The next thing I heard was that he went missing. How could I then participate in his death?” asked Mr K'Oyoo.

The MP said there were rumours that funds he used in his campaign during last year's general election were compensation he got for participating in the plot to kill Dr Ouko.

“I have never been compromised by anyone for having participated in killing anyone. My stand remains the same as it was during the investigations, I did not kill Dr Ouko,” he said.

Mr K'Oyoo challenged anyone who has information that he killed the former minister to come out and give evidence in court.

The MP was speaking during the official opening of the Dr Ouko Memorial Library in Koru, Kisumu County.

He said after Hezekiah Oyugi, who was then Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President in charge of Internal Security and Provincial Administration, passed away, he was called to retract the testimony he gave during the investigation of Dr Ouko’s death to clear someone’s name but he refused.

“There is no single day I’ll ever give a wrong statement about the death of my mentor, what I know is that he was killed and from the evidence I gave, the people involve can be brought to book and jailed,” he said.

He urged the Jubilee government to help Dr Ouko's family bring the killers to book because the previous government had promised that they would not leave any stone unturned until they revealed the killers but no one has been arrested.

Mr Maurice Ominde, a brother of the late minister, said it is never too late to unravel and bring to justice the people who killed Dr Ouko.

“We are condemning those who executed and covered up the death of our own, we are still waiting for the killers to be brought to book,” he said.

He said that the killers will never go scot-free.

“We will never forgive them unless they come to us and repent. Even though time has gone, tears will never stop rolling down our cheeks, I feel so bad that I lost a brother and a friend,” he said.

Mr Ken Ouko, the first born of Dr Ouko described his father as an avid reader and an articulate communicator who had strong principles when it comes to education.

“I lost a true father, a friend and a genius who would never compromise education with anything,” he said.

Mr Ouko said his father always told them to “make your books be your best friend."

“In 2011, we came up with this noble idea of how we could keep the legacy of our father by putting up a memorial library in his name,” he said.

He went on: “If anyone wants to know that my father was a bright man, he never received any formal secondary education but through his private studies, he managed to pass extremely in his examination.”

Dr Ouko’s widow Christabel said her late husband's passion for education from opened doors to many opportunities for him. He established and promoted the culture of reading that was emulated by his community.

“With the opening of the library, we are sure that our hero is happy wherever he is and that we have brought back the passion that shall be with the community forever,” she said.

The Principal Secretary in Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts Patrick Omutia said Dr Ouko would always be remembered and the passion he had for education would go on.

He said the library will provide Kisumu residents with information on farming.

The Sh44 million library stands on a two hectares piece of land donated by Dr Ouko’s family.

Dr Ouko was murdered in February 1990 and his charred remains found at Got Alila, a few kilometres from his home.
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MP sheds tears as he denies link to Ouko murder

A picture of former Foreign Affairs Minister Robert Ouko. He was murdered in February 1990. PHOTO/FILE

Muhoroni Member of Parliament James Koyoo wept in public Thursday as he denied involvement in the death of former Foreign Affairs minister Robert Ouko.

He said never thought of eliminating his friend and mentor.

“My hands are clean, they do not contain any blood of the former Foreign Affairs minister. The evidence I gave Dr Ouko’s Commission of Inquiry is still alive and anyone who wants to know who murdered my friend can investigate from the evidence,” he said.

He said his fate of getting a job then depended on Dr Ouko.

“He was the one to determine whether I could get my job. The next thing I heard was that he went missing. How could I then participate in his death?” asked Mr Koyoo.

The MP said there were rumours that funds he used in his campaign were compensation he got for participating in the plot to kill Dr Ouko.

“I have never been compromised by anyone for having participated in killing anyone. My stand remains the same as it was during the investigations, I did not kill Dr Ouko,” he said.

Mr Koyoo challenged anyone who has information that he killed the former minister to come out and give evidence in court.

The MP was speaking during the official opening of Dr Ouko Memorial Library in Koru, Kisumu County.

He said after Hezekiah Oyugi, who was the then Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President in charge of Internal Security and Provincial Administration passed away, he was called to retract the testimony he gave during the investigation of Dr Ouko’s death to clear someone’s name but he refused.

“There is no single day I’ll ever give wrong statement about the death of my mentor, what I know is that he was killed and from the evidence I gave, the people involve can be brought to book and jailed,” he said.

He urged the Jubilee government to help Dr Ouko’s family bring the killers to book because the previous government had promised that they would not leave any stone unturned until they revealed the killers but no one has been arrested.

Mr Maurice Ominde, a brother of the late minister, said it is never too late to unravel and bring to justice the people who killed Dr Ouko.

“We are condemning those who executed and covered up the death of our own, we are still waiting for the killers to be brought to book,” he said.

He said that the killers will never go scot-free.

“We will never forgive them unless they come to us and repent. Even though time has gone, tears will never stop rolling down our cheeks, I feel so bad that I lost a brother and a friend,” he said.

Mr Ken Ouko, the first born of Dr Ouko described his father as an avid reader and an articulate communicator who had strong principles when it comes to education.

“I lost a true father, a friend and a genius who would never compromise education with anything,” he said.

Mr Ouko said his father always told them to “make your books be your best friend.”

“In 2011, we came up with this noble idea of how we could keep the legacy of our father by putting up a memorial library in his name,” he said.

He went on: “If anyone wants to know that my father was a bright man, he never received any formal secondary education but through his private studies, he managed to pass extremely in his examination.”

Dr Ouko’s wife Christabel said the continued passion for education from his late husband opened doors to many opportunities for him. He established and promoted the culture of reading that was emulated by his community.

“With the opening of the library, we are sure that our hero is happy wherever he is and that we have brought back the passion that shall be with the community forever,” she said.

The Principal Secretary in Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts Patrick Omutia said the Dr Ouko will always be remembered and the passion he had for education will go on.

He said the library will provide Kisumu residents with information on farming and how to diversify.

The Sh44 million library stands on a two hectares piece of land donated by Dr Ouko’s family.

Dr Ouko was murdered in February 1990 and his charred remains found at Got Alila, a few kilometres from his home.
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